According to Mackenzie, Permanent
settlement was a 'loose bargain'. Explain how
this system was a 'loose bargain' for the EEIC,
the Indian peasants and the zamindars.
Answers
Explanation:
1.The actual cultivators of the land were left at the mercy of the zamindars, who often extracted exorbitant rates from the cultivators.
2. The peasants had to pay the revenue even if the crops failed; hence they were forced to borrow money from the moneylender at a high interest. In case of non-repayment of loans, their land was mortgaged and they had to look for alternative employment or migrate to cities.
3. In many places, moneylenders replaced the old landlords, who took no interest in improving agricultural production. Many of them were absentee landlords, who leased out their land to tenants and lived in cities.
4. The method of cultivation continued to be primitive as neither the British nor the took any interest in improving agricultural methods or yields. landlords
5. In order to gain maximum revenue, the farmers were forced to cultivate cash crops such as indigo and cotton, instead of rice or wheat. This caused widespread famine-like situations.
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